Climate Change and Ocean Currents Quiz

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

This Image represents...

• Downwelling

• Upwelling

• Thermohaline circulation

• Rip Current

The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

• halinethermal circulation

• thermohaline circulation

• thermodensity circulation

Reorder the following in order of decreasing salinity. The DENSEST on the left

• Warm, Fresh Water

• Cold, Salty Water

• Warm, Salty Water

What regulates global weather patterns?

• Urban cities

• Forest ecosystems

• Ocean currents

• Mountain ranges

What causes the ocean conveyor belt to move?

• Earth's rotation

• Solar radiation

• Wind patterns

• Temperature and salinity differences

What triggers the ocean conveyor belt's movement in the North Atlantic?

• The warming of surface water

• The sinking of cold, salty water

• The evaporation of ocean water

• The melting of polar ice caps

What was unique about the melt season in Greenland observed by Operation Ice Bridge?

• It was colder than previous years

• There was more snowfall last winter

• It started a month earlier than average

• It was shorter than usual

Why is the water around Greenland becoming fresher?

• Increased rainfall in the area

• Artificial desalination efforts

• Decreased salinity of the ocean globally

• Melting of the Greenland ice sheet